Who's crossing the picket line next week?

DOM · Post by **DOM** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:41

I'm sure some of you are thinking about crossing the picket line next week. You're fellow colleagues on here will not think any less of you. Everyone that does cross it have their reasons for doing it.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:47

I have my reasons for not crossing, and the biggest one is Royal Mails failure to enter negotiations and inability to explain its business plan to the workforce. But worst of all offering a pay rise that makes me worse off. Take away the strings and I would take a PAY FREEZE.

stubaby · Post by **stubaby** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:52

DOM wrote:I'm sure some of you are thinking about crossing the picket line next week. You're fellow colleagues on here will not think any less of you. Everyone that does cross it have their reasons for doing it.

WTF?
Its a shame that coward managers do not have the back bone to make a stand themselves.
If they did because most of them agree thse proposals are flawed then maybe we would get there but everyday they scab makes it that little bit easier for Royal Mail.
Just remember after us its the managers turn and i will laugh my bollocks off when they get rid of 45% of them.
DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE EVER

nelson · Post by **nelson** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:57

Just remember after us its the managers turn and i will laugh my bollocks off when they get rid of 45% of them.
DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE EVER

Me too. To cross a picket line is the worst sin a working man can do (almost)

Post by **evilc** » 05 Jul 2007, 17:57

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:I have my reasons for not crossing, and the biggest one is Royal Mails failure to enter negotiations and inability to explain its business plan to the workforce. But worst of all offering a pay rise that makes me worse off. Take away the strings and I would take a PAY FREEZE.

Totally agree TBT, incidentally we were shown a letter yesterday from Crozier reiterating the same rhetoric with the addition that if i/a continues the 2.5% offered is in jeopardy, do you think that the strings will disappear along with it?
:cfo :lfo

Codebreaker · Post by **Codebreaker** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:09

I will be on the next picket line and will be on leave - agreed I will not lose any money for the day. HOWEVER I was asked today if I would be on strike in the future by several workmates today and said YES I will be - HOWEVER long it goes on.

Yeah I may be a CWU Rep but at the end of the day if I was not I, as a member, would not DREAM of crossing a picket line - MDEC people are paid monthly and yes maybe I will take a HUGE hit in pay which I do care about BUT I care more about the principle.

I don't care how long it goes on for - no one will have to look long to find ME - I will ALWAYS be on the picket line - put that down on the Capacity Plan!

End of.

PS: If you have seen some of my previous posts - I am even more convinced that the Government will not let the next strike go ahead - yeah RM have put a HUGE spin on the numbers but the Government will know the TRUE FIGURES AND COSTS SO FAR.

PPS: I STILL have not received a reply from the Prime Minister's office re my 'Dear Gordon Brown' post. Wonder why

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL AND HAVE FAITH

DOM · Post by **DOM** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:15

Codebreaker wrote: PS: If you have seen some of my previous posts - I am even more convinced that the Government will not let the next strike go ahead - yeah RM have put a HUGE spin on the numbers but the Government will know the TRUE FIGURES AND COSTS SO FAR.

I hope you're right but both sides will have to give something up but be able to say that they won to save face. What? I don't know.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:17

DOM wrote:
Codebreaker wrote: PS: If you have seen some of my previous posts - I am even more convinced that the Government will not let the next strike go ahead - yeah RM have put a HUGE spin on the numbers but the Government will know the TRUE FIGURES AND COSTS SO FAR.
I hope you're right but both sides will have to give something up but be able to say that they won to save face. What? I don't know.

To do that Royal Mail have to negotiate which they are not doing.

Post by **evilc** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:22

Just received slip with my pay deducted, one other thing of note, not only have I lost pay so has the chancellor to the tune of Â£30, now times that by 130k postmen i make it to be 390,0000.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:35

evilc wrote:Just received slip with my pay deducted, one other thing of note, not only have I lost pay so has the chancellor to the tune of Â£30, now times that by 130k postmen i make it to be 390,0000.

Â£3,900,000. with tax and NI means he just lost slightly less than 1,000,000

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:41

I will be on the picket line DOM,but i never have and never would cross any picket line.Myself and hopefully the rest of the membership will carry on supporting the union untill an acceptable deal is done

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:50

I'll be on the line because I agreed to strike so come hell or high water even if I'm alone I'll not be scabbing :cfo :lfo

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:52

DOM wrote:I'm sure some of you are thinking about crossing the picket line next week. You're fellow colleagues on here will not think any less of you. Everyone that does cross it have their reasons for doing it.

What a load of cobblers , DOM. This 'fellow colleague' will still think a scab is a very weak individual, and the answer to a
Leighton's dream.

:lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo

bristolchris · Post by **bristolchris** » 05 Jul 2007, 18:59

Today one of our team, passing a Line Manager, looked at his wage slip, and said " Look I`m a Manager, I only worked 32 hrs last week!" the inference being he was stopped 8 hours, but Managers were paid 40 hours, but in our office they work considerably LESS.

johno47 · Post by **johno47** » 05 Jul 2007, 19:00

Maybe im wrong but i take it that DOM is a boss, well if that is so then i will think less of anyone who crosses a picket line, if some scab goes into work while im outside losing money trying to defend his rights as well as others then too right ill think less of him, oh and a word to the wise DOM after Dumb and Dumber have finnished with us then they will be coming after you, but you lot will roll over and get shafted, if they put the lot of you together they couldnt make a backbone...
UNITY IS STRENGTH.

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